RPC VII.2, 374

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 374
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Thessalonica
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Dating AD 241–4
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤΝΙΟϹ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκoς) Ἀντ<ώ>νιος Γορδιανός
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΘΕϹϹΑΛΟΝΙΚΕΩΝ ΝΕΩΚΟΡ
Edition Θεσσαλονικέων νεωκόρ(ων)
Translation of the Thessalonians, neocorate
Reverse design Apollo standing left, holding laurel branch over agonistic crown containing five apples, and bow resting on the ground
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 10.51 g
Axis 7
Reference Touratsoglou 132, no. 279
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     V: GR 28481 Touratsoglou 132/279
2 2     ✸ Alpha Bank: 7694
3 3     Dorotheum 405, 1981, lot 16